2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Amherst, NH vs Biddeford, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Biddeford, is 59% less than it is in Amherst and is 19% below the National Average.
- Amherst unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Biddeford unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Amherst, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.6%5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.1%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%39.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$67,288$33,413$37,638
 Household Income$141,424$58,142$69,021
 Family Median Income$162,328$74,932$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Amherst, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.1%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.3%9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%11.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K1.4%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%10.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.4%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.4%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.6%15.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K18.3%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K27.3%5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Amherst, NHBiddeford, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.7%15.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.8%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%3.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.2%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.8%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.3%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.8%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%23.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.6%9.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.8%15.2%13.1%
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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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